AIRBRUSHING ...

Dear readers, this week, A is for *A*irbrushing ...

I’ve written about this before since it’s a topic I find quite disturbing. Although there have been attempts to stamp out airbrushing from adverts, it still seems to persist and a source of danger to impressionable young girls who just want to copy the latest airbrushed celebrity leading to anorexia/ plastic surgery. Or both.

Just last year, the UK’s advertising watchdog, the Advertising Standards Authority(ASA) announced a ban on the magazine advertisement for L’Oreal’s Revitalift Repair 10 (above). Branded as unrealistic: Hollywood actress Rachel Weisz, 41, was considered to look 20 years younger in this banned L'Oreal campaign

Likewise, the cosmetic adverts featuring airbrushed images of actress Julia Roberts and model Christy Turlington (below) - for L'Oréal's Lancôme and Maybelline brands – can’t be shown in their old format in the UK, banned by the UK’s advertising watchdog.

Here are some other examples showing just how unrealistic airbrushed ads are:

Kim Cattrall 

Banned Olay ad of Twiggy

Tina Fey – with & without scar

Men aren't immune: George Clooney – before & after

Angelina Jolie - before & after

Philippa Hamilton - before & after

Keira Knightly poster – before & after her bust was, err, enhanced - reportedly to her disquiet

And more:

Have you ever photoshopped enhanced any photos of yourself or others?

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Enjoy! 

XOXO NORA & LOLA:)